PepsiCo to set up potato chips production unit in UP
WEB DESK The multi-national food and beverage major PepsiCo is setting up a greenfield potato chips production unit in Uttar Pradesh with an investment of Rs. 814 crore. The unit…
GST Council meet ends without consensus on compensating states
No Consensus to Make up for GST Shortfall of States, Says FM Sitharaman after Council Meeting AGENCIES A second meeting of the GST Council on Monday ended inconclusively as 10…
Govt to offer urad, tur at further subsidised rates to states for retail sale
AMN / NEW DELHI The government has taken steps to cool down the recent increase in retail prices of Tur and Urad for the welfare of consumers and to augment…
Total procurement of paddy increased by 48 %: Govt
AMN / NEW DELHI Government has said that the total procurement of Paddy across all States has increased by 48 per cent from 17.7 Lakh tonne last year to over…
Govt extends deadline for filing GST annual return for 2018-19 till Oct 31
AMN Government has extended the deadline for filing GST annual return for the financial year 2018-19 by a month till 31st October. Finance Ministry has requested all the taxpayers to…
India undertook structural reforms amidst pandemic, PM Modi tells investors in Canada
AMN / NEW DELHI Highlighting the key markers of huge surge in FDI in the country during 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi he said the country has decriminalized many provisions…
India’s GDP expected to contract by 9.6% this fiscal: World Bank
WEB DESK The World Bank today predicted that India’s GDP is expected to contract by 9.6 per cent this fiscal which is reflective of the national lockdown and the income…
World Bank asks wealthy nations including China to cancel debts to poor countries
WEB DESK World Bank President David Malpass has called upon wealthy nations, including China, to cancel debts to poor countries to help them withstand the impact of coronavirus, saying efforts…
Kharif marketing season 2020-21 begins, procurement of paddy estimated to be 738 lakh MT
Our Correspondent / New Delhi The Government today said that Kharif marketing season 2020-21 has started early this year and it began from 26th of September.Briefing media, Secretary Food and…
Govt approves ‘Natural Gas Marketing Reforms’
Briefing the media Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) will suggest an e-bidding platform for users WEB DESK The Cabinet Committee on Economic…